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Podcast: Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Episode: Airway Exchange – Ep. 8 – New Year, Honest Conversations: Addressing SUD in Anesthesia
Description: As we finish up wellness month, today’s conversation is about substance use disorder, recovery, and how people think about intentional living around this time of the year. Hosts Nickie Damico and Louisa Martin are joined by Bridget Petrillo, MS, CRNA and Rodrigo Garcia, CEO of Parkdale Center of Professionals, for an honest, deeply personal conversation about SUD, recovery, stigma, and hope within the anesthesia community.
Drawing from their own lived experiences, our guests explain why anesthesia providers face unique occupational risks, how shame and fear often delay getting help, and why recovery is not only possible bu...